Immigration Insider
ABIL Immigration Insider • March 3, 2024
In this issue: 1. FY 2025 H-1B Cap Registration Period Opens Soon; USCIS Issues Reminders for Employers About Online Filing, Other New Requirements for Cap and Non-Cap Petitions – The initial registration period for the FY 2025 H-1B cap season will open at noon ET on March 6, 2024, and run through noon ET on March 22, 2024. […]
ABIL Immigration Insider • February 4, 2024
In this issue: 1. USCIS Announces Registration Period, Instructions, and Updates for FY 2025 H-1B Cap Season – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year 2025 H-1B cap season will open at noon ET on March 6, 2024, and run through noon ET on March 22, 2024. […]
ABIL Immigration Insider • January 7, 2024
In this issue: 1. USCIS Issues Guidance on ‘Ability to Pay’ Requirement When Adjustment Applicants Change Employers – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services issued policy guidance, effective immediately, on how it analyzes an employer’s ability to pay the proffered wage for immigrant petitions in certain first, second, and third preference employment-based immigrant visa classifications, including […]
ABIL Immigration Insider • December 3, 2023
In this issue: 1. Three Important Cases Pending Before U.S. Supreme Court – Three important cases are pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. According to observers, at stake are the legitimacy of the current U.S. immigration court system and a longstanding precedent decision. 2. DOS Proposes Updates to Au Pair Exchange Visitor Program – The […]
ABIL Immigration Insider • November 5, 2023
In this issue: 1. Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence Includes Immigration-Related Provisions – On October 30, 2023, President Biden issued “Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence.” Section 5 of the order, “Promoting Innovation and Competition,” includes various immigration-related provisions. 2. DHS to Supplement H-2B Cap With Nearly […]
ABIL Immigration Insider • October 1, 2023
In this issue: 1. Shutdown Averted for Now; DHS Releases Fact Sheet on Potential Impact – Shortly before the deadline on September 30, 2023, Congress passed and President Biden signed H.R. 5860, a short-term funding bill to keep the federal government funded for 45 days. Also, the Department of Homeland Security released a fact sheet […]
ABIL Immigration Insider • September 3, 2023
In this issue: 1. New York Leaders Press Biden Administration to Expedite Work Permits, DHS Notifies Migrants – New York City Mayor Eric Adams, along with city and union leaders, business leaders, and the governor of New York, pressed the Biden administration to expedite work permits and other types of aid for an estimated 100,000 […]
ABIL Immigration Insider • August 6, 2023
In this issue: 1. Second Random Selection Complete for FY 2024 H-1B Cap – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has completed the second random selection process from previously submitted registrations for the fiscal year 2024 H-1B cap. 2. Justice Dept. Settles With Miami Manufacturing Group on Immigration-Related Discrimination Claims – Under the terms of the […]
ABIL Immigration Insider • July 2, 2023
In this issue: 1. Three-Day Filing Window Opens July 3 for H-2B Applications With October 1 Start Dates – The three-day filing window to submit an H-2B Application for Temporary Employment Certification requesting a work start date of October 1, 2023, will open on July 3, 2023, and close on July 5, 2023. 2. OFLC […]
ABIL Immigration Insider • June 4, 2023
In this issue: 1. Boycott Florida? Truckers Protest New Law – According to reports, some Latino truckers are threatening to boycott Florida over its passage of a new law. FL 1718, effective July 1, 2023, imposes new penalties and restrictions on undocumented persons and their employers. 2. State Dept. Updates Diversity Visa 2024 Guidance on […]
ABIL Immigration Insider • May 7, 2023
In this issue: 1. Uncertainty Reigns as Title 42 Ends; Mayorkas Announces New Rule, Other Measures – Responding to reports of a potential surge of migrants at the southern U.S. border spurred by reports of the imminent end of Title 42 restrictions, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas says the United States is ready. 2. […]
ABIL Immigration Insider • April 3, 2023
In this issue: 1. H-1B Electronic Registration Selection Process Completed – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough electronic registrations during the initial registration period to reach the fiscal year 2024 H-1B numerical allocations (H-1B cap), including the advanced degree exemption (master’s cap). 2. USCIS Removes 60-Day Rule for Civil Surgeon Signatures on Form […]